Jiangnan Gaiden - Capítulo 39
“It would have been fine if you had just told me beforehand. Do you think I would just go with him like that? I won’t do it for my mother’s sake either. I’m not stupid enough to let him use this to blackmail me for the rest of my life. This won’t solve anything.”
Shi Wuji took advantage of the situation and pulled her into his arms, knowing that her anger had subsided. "His methods aren't aboveboard. He kept it from you so you wouldn't be caught in the middle. After all, he's still your father. Don't be angry anymore, okay?" He kissed her earlobe.
Lost in passion from his kisses, though his method was wrong, it was all for her sake, and she weakly wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'll let it go this time, but if you ever try to hide anything from me again, I'll never let it go, especially something that concerns me so deeply. By the way, is there anything you want to say to me?" She thought of the joy in his eyes and the strange expressions on everyone's faces just now.
Shi Wuji gazed at her tenderly for a long time, then gently covered her flat stomach with one hand. "I said, our child is a month and a half old!"
Huan'er was utterly shocked! She had thought her recent symptoms were due to her body not adapting well, but she never imagined she was pregnant, already a month and a half along... a month and a half, wasn't that what happened during those days at the ranch? Amazing, getting pregnant on her first try.
So this is what pregnancy is really like! Huan'er sighed inwardly. It's understandable that the Shi family is overjoyed that they have an heir, but she was completely unprepared to be a mother. In the 20th century, it was quite inconceivable for a twenty-year-old girl to give birth; she thought it was more reasonable to talk about having children after twenty-five. Twenty years old—she's still practically a child at heart—and she's already going to be a mother? Besides, she's already in this half-dead state; by the time she gives birth, she'll probably just be a skeleton! Being sickly every day is so annoying. She looked at her husband with a worried expression.
"I didn't plan to have children that early."
Shi Wuji hadn't originally planned for this; he intended to raise Huan'er to be strong enough so she wouldn't suffer too much. But the pregnancy was unexpected. Well, it was alright, after all, he wasn't young anymore. He said softly:
"Are you tired? Let's go back to the Orchid Courtyard to rest." After saying that, he picked her up and walked out.
Huan'er glanced at him sideways.
"I thought I was going to be thrown in jail. It's true what they say, a mother's status rises with her son!"
Shi Wuji looked at her charming and slightly sarcastic face with doting eyes. Since she had the strength to speak, it meant that she was no longer seriously ill, so he could only let her talk.
"With you by my side, no one else can do anything about it. For the sake of my son, I can't let his mother suffer."
Huan'er poked his chest and stared wide-eyed.
"Only sons are acceptable? I insist on having a daughter! You're such a stubborn old man, so sexist!" Ancient men were truly hopelessly obsessive!
Shi Wuji had already carried her into the Orchid Courtyard and placed her on the bed before answering:
"Let's have a son first, train him to be strong, so he can protect his beautiful sisters from lecherous men later on." So he's a proponent of having many children and grandchildren!
“One child is already a lot, don’t you think?” she objected.
No sooner had she finished speaking than a servant knocked and entered, carrying a bowl of lotus seed porridge and a pot of ginseng tea. Huan'er sensed something was wrong; it was too late to make an excuse. After the servant left, Shi Wuji had already prepared a bowl of porridge for her.
He swallowed the first bite under his intense gaze, and then took several more bites before continuing the previous topic.
“The Shi family has a large business; can you bear to put all that pressure on one child? He will collapse. However, if your body cannot take it, I will find another way to solve the problem.”
Huan'er nearly choked on her porridge, quickly swallowed it, and cried out in alarm:
"A method! What method? I want to make it clear first, you are my man, and you belong to me alone. You are not allowed to have three wives or four concubines, not even maids. Give up! And that Xiaoqing, marry her off quickly. I will worry if you keep her by my side."
Shi Wuji chuckled. Ever since Huan'er came into his life, he had never thought of taking a concubine. He never expected that Huan'er would be the one constantly on his mind! Her jealous expression was incredibly cute! He gave a wicked smile.